County Recorder has birth, marriage, death and land records<br>County&nbsp;Clerk has divorce, probate and court&nbsp;records from 1850<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sonoma County, California. Page 87{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>

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=== Historical Facts ===

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==== Parent County ====

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'''18 February 1850: '''Sonoma County was created as an original county.&nbsp; '''County seat:''' Santa Rosa <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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==== Boundary Changes ====

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==== Record Loss ====

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'''1906:''' Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

[[Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library|Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library]]

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==== County Courthouse ====

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==== Family History Centers ====

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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]

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*[[Cloverdale California Family History Center]]

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*[[Coalinga California Family History Center]]<br>

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*[[Santa Rosa California Family History Center]]

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*[[Sonoma California Family History Center]]<br>

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=== Societies ===

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=== Taxation ===

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=== Vital Records ===

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==== Birth ====

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==== Death ====

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*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ca/sonoma/webbbs_config.pl Sonoma County, California Obituary and Death Notice Collection] Free from GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in the Santa Rosa area as well as those of celebrities and VIP's.